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Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
for exclusion of PE ... /Q scanning or CT-PA ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Radiology ... PulmonaryEmbolism #PE ... #Pregnancy #Workup
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... Pulmonary Embolism (PE ... massive/submassive PE ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Vasculature: PE ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Cardiology
McConnell's sign on Echocardiogram
Dilated RV and preserved apical movement (McConnell's sign) suggestive of PE.  Also
McConnell's sign ... on Echocardiogram ... suggestive of PE ... #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #pocus
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis? ... CT Correlate: https ... S4C #clinical #cardiology ... #Pericardial #Effusion
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
sign which consists ... may aid in the diagnosis ... #CriticalCare #Radiology ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump ... #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Here’s a recent case that demonstrates two of the
Here’s a recent case ... demonstrates two of the PE ... of PE. ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology ... #DSign
Patient with end of stage COPD on Echocardiogram

Reminder that McConnell's sign does not always mean PE

The
stage COPD on Echocardiogram ... that McConnell's sign ... not always mean PE ... A4C #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
McConnell's sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

An otherwise healthy male presents with pleuritic chest pain.  
Hypokinetic RV
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... pulmonary embolism (PE ... the setting of PE ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
• Evaluate for signs ... for pericardial effusion ... • Evaluate for causes ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram